Alternatively, you can build anything using nothing but XORS.
This is false. With only XORS, the only functions that can be computed are parity functions -- those that depend only on whether the number of active inputs is even or odd.
Actually, you can earn a (non-thesis) master's degree in CS at UIUC (which is rated as one of the top 5-6 CS schools in the country) without ever setting foot on campus.
I agree - games would be fun. But be careful - games don't appeal to everyone. Like it or not, they can reinforce the image of CS as a geeky (in the negative sense) field of study.
This especially applies to young women, many of whom are turned off by traditional computer games. I have seen this in classes that have used games as projects. Using games to teach young CS students could be damaging to the cause of getting more women into the field!
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This is false. With only XORS, the only functions that can be computed are parity functions -- those that depend only on whether the number of active inputs is even or odd.
Actually, you can earn a (non-thesis) master's degree in CS at UIUC (which is rated as one of the top 5-6 CS schools in the country) without ever setting foot on campus.
http://www.cs.uiuc.edu/education/i2cs/index.html
http://209.24.233.82/development/proj ect/?id=22
I agree - games would be fun. But be careful - games don't appeal to everyone. Like it or not, they can reinforce the image of CS as a geeky (in the negative sense) field of study.
This especially applies to young women, many of whom are turned off by traditional computer games. I have seen this in classes that have used games as projects. Using games to teach young CS students could be damaging to the cause of getting more women into the field!
I used wget 1,000 times and checked the "Server" header. Only 61 of these requests were processed by IIS servers.
This suggests that the 10% figure that's been thrown around is (from an MS standpoint) very optimistic. 5-6% seems much more reasonable.